Sixty-five days. That’s how far behind DeAngelo Marine Exhaust was on lead times at its worst point.
Based in Fort Lauderdale, FL—“the yachting capital of the world”—DeAngelo is known for producing aircraft-quality welds on marine engine exhaust parts. But demand for DeAngelo’s exhaust parts exceeded the capacity of the company’s labor-intensive production process. And, CEO Justin Montes had no luck hiring more manual welders.